Princess Helena of the United Kingdom 25 May 1846 later Princess Christian of SchleswigHolstein, was the third daughter and fifth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.

Helena was educated by private tutors chosen by her father and his close friend and adviser, Baron Stockmar.
Her childhood was spent with her parents, travelling between a variety of royal residences in Britain.

Helena began a flirtation with Prince Albert's German librarian, Carl Ruland.

Although the nature of the relationship is largely unknown, Helena's romantic letters to Ruland survive. After her mother discovered the flirtations, in 1863, she dismissed Ruland, who returned to his native Germany.

Three years later, on 5 July 1866, Helena married the impoverished Prince Christian of SchleswigHolstein. The couple remained in Britain, in calling distance of the queen, who liked to have her daughters nearby.


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